Vestibule-curtain handle



VESTIBULE CURTAIN HANDLE Filed Nov; 26, 1926 Patented Au 9, 1927.

PLA'roG. EMERY, or crrrcAeo, "m ms; i j" vnsrrBULE-oun'rAIn HANn'LE.

i I Application filed November The present invention relates tohandles' by means of which the free ends of'curtains employed in the vestibules of railway cent cars.

passenger cars are held stretched along the.

3 sides of the passageway "between two adj a that two cars are uncoupled and drawn apart beforethe curtains are released, 1t 1s 'the p ractice so to construct these handles that they will automatically release under a pull greater thannormal but insuflicient to injure the curtain or its supporting roller.

the claims; but, for afull understanding of my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to {the following detailed description-taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, where- 1n: I v i "Figure 1 is an elevation of a fragment of 7 a vest bule curtain, shown unroll-ed and fas V 'tened to adoor jamb by a handle arranged "in accordance with the present invention;

and Fig. 2 is-"a section taken approximately" on line 22'of Fig. 1, showing-only the tubular arm of the bracket and the spring within'the same. I I V Referring to the drawing, -1 represents a curtain of any usual or suitableconstruction having at its free end astiffeningIrOdQi 3' represents the door jambat the outerj'end of the vestibule of a car facing the one on whichthe curtain is mounted. On the door jamb is a hook 4 of any usual or suitable construction with which a handle on'the free end ofthe curtain is to be engaged;

My improved handle consists of two prin-= 'cipal parts, a bracket 5 and a "bar-like handle forming member. The bracket may v take any usual or suitable form capable of being fastenedto the curtain. Projecting from the bracket, in the plane of'thefcurtain when unrolled, are two arms 7 and 8, the arm-7 being tubular and the arm 8 also being conveniently made tubular. -A notch ,9 is cut into the upper side of the arm at In order to prevent-injury to, or destruction of such curtains ln-the event simple rugged parts, and which shall be 26, 192 6. Sefial'lio, massif the front end, and meme;

b-er 6jprojects-down into this arinthrough 5" I I the notch, being pivoted to the armby a V p w the outeriside of the arm. I1 1-other"words, g 1

pivot pin 10 that liesnearer the inner than;

the pivot pin is between the longitudinal central axis iofthe arm 7 and'the arm- 8;

The member 6'is extended beyond thespivot pin to formia heel 11. The inner side'of the arm 8 has a notch 12' cut into the end thereof. The parts are so proportionedandarranged that thehandle'fformi-ngmember'- I Ginay swing in the plane of the, arms'b'e tween a position in which the freej'endenters the notch in the arm 8' and a positionin which the member '6 is parallel to or makes an acuteangle with the longitudinal a is-s its "supporting arm. Within the arm 7 is'a compression spring f 13 between; the front end of; which and the heel of the handle formingemember isa' follow-er 14., Any suitable abutment maybe provided-for the rearendo'f thesprf I the arrangement shown, there are pins 15 extending V transversely through the arm bee. hind the spring, thus permitting the arm to be open at both endswithout allowing the springto drop' out before'the bracket is attachedto the curtain...

. The spring is madestrong enough to hold the handle forming member 6 in its working position, shown in full lines inthedrawing:

Vvhenfan abnormal-pull is exerted on the member 6, such as occurs-when '-twofears are drawn apart without releasing this member from thehook with which it isjen -f gagedg the 1 spring yields and permits. the I: handle forming member' to swing into the; position' shown in dotted lines in Fig: 1,. 7

whereby it is freed from theengaging hook.. v

For the sake gofconvenience of man-me ture, thearm 8' is'employed as an abutment" against-which the free end of the handle."

formin'g meniber isnormally. pressed by the,

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springJI-Iowever, the arrnf8 may 'function 1 simply as a guard to'prevent the hookfronr freeing itself from the handleforming mem her by slipping lengthwise from the same. In either case, the arm 8 is preferably utiliz ed' as "a guide for the freeiend'of'the J handle formingmemb-er, holding the latter centered (and preventing it from" swinging in a direction except in a plane at angles to itsflpivot,

It is desirable that, in the event of theflg i gaking of the. springpwhichwould other-" 1 7' Wise impossible to hold the curtain stitutin'g. the appended claims.

stretched, temporary repair of the handle be possible, even though the releasing. function 'formingmember 6 with'anose or tipf16 and I a provided vthefarm 8 with a. transversehole l7 that lies just in frontot or .outwar dly from the nose "or tip .when the parts are in their normal .workingpositions. In the event of the breakingofthe spring, a pin or nail may be inserted through the -hole17, thustransforming the. handle into a rigid, non-releasing device Which, however, serves effectively toliold thecurtain properly'stretched.

. While I have illustrated and described with, particularity only a single preferred {form of my invention, I do not desire tobe 1 limited to the [exact structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all ;forms and arrangements which' come withinthe definitions of. my

7 invention con- Iclaimg. V H ,1 I p curtain handle compri i a h 1 forming member pivoted at one end, a sta- 'tiona'ry abutment with which theother'end ofgsa'id member engages, and a spring act angon said member in, the vicinityjofthe c pivoted lend normally to hold said member "against said abutment andpermit it toswing awaytherefrom when a 2. A curtainhandle comprising'a handle and a spring actin forming. member pivoted at one end, a stat onary fliguard. 1n the path. of movement.ottheiree end of said member,

spring acting on said me ber to holdsaid fpofsition. f

"hold it against said abutment and permit it .to swing away. therefrom when a predeter- V ihaving two spaced arms projecting the re- L Y I Acurtain handlecomprising a predetermlned pull 1s exertedonsaidmember.

the swinging.

g' onthe-pivoted end of v said member tending to hold the opposite end. Orr-he latter in operative relation] to the guard andpermitting;itto swing clear of the uard under a predetermined pull on said flmembei'pf l' y 1 3 A. curtain handle comprising a handle. forming: member w'pivoted near one end, a

ingiy holding said memberiin a posf,

engaged with the other arm..

'tionary'abutment behind the other end, and of: the handle'bedestroyed. To this end, I have provided 'the free endof the'handle a s 'rin actin on said member normall T to mined pull isexerted upon the same. h ,5. A curtainhandle comprising a bracket from, one of said arms being hollow, a handle-forming member lng the space between the outer ends oi said air in and. v pivoted to the hollow arm so as to be capable of swinging in the plane-of said arms, and aspiring in said hollow arm it-endin to hold the free end of the said member in) the vicini'yof the outer end. of the-other arm. q

' 6. A curtain handle comprising a bracket,

havingspaced arms projecting therefrom, va handle forming memberspanning the space. between said arms, and pivoted tooneot the; arms to permit swinging"movement in the.

plane of said arms, [a spring acting on the pivoted end of the said member. yieldingly to". 1? a bracketv having spaced tubular arms projecting there's. from, a handle-forming. member.'spanning the space between the outer ends-of-sa'i'd. arms, said member being pivoted to the outer end of one of said arms, the second armfhave ing a notch in the outer .end-- to receive the 7 free end of said member, and a spring in; the first arm acting onsaid niembei ;ield

. on in: 95 which its freeend lies in said n0tch.- I Q 8. A'curtain handle comprising a bracket having'two spaced arms. projectingfthere: 1 from, one of said. arms being tubular, a handle. forming member spanning the space; 0t between the outer ends of the armsfian'd; hinged to the tubular arm nearer theinner than. the outer sid-e ,-and a spring [in'said tubular arm pressing against; saidm-emiber} and yieldingly holding itwith its free end- In testimony whereof, I sign this cation. 7 a

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